I am all for supporting local artists and I feel that “handcrafted in XXX” products make great souvenirs when you’re connected to those places. Still, if some AI hallucinated me a perfect novel for my interests, or generated something I couldnt tell was manufactured or created by a master, I would happily enjoy it.
“How can I tell if this is slop so I can know to hate it” sounds stupid to me: good is good. When it comes to art / food / products, I want the best experience for ME. If I want human connectedness, then I’ll go interact with a human directly.
I can do without wasted water, power, and money, but in the abstract it seems to bother everyone on Lemmy to enjoy something a person didn’t make. I don’t have that hang-up.
I did some casual triangle tests with friends and family and they all liked the A.I. version of various Bob Ross paintings more. So I’m clearly in the minority here
That is extremely interesting…
Unrelated, I notice your posts start with no upvotes, not even one from you the poster. What’s up with that?
I remove my own upvote on my comments because I’m a weirdo lol